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Steven Carfrae Letters to the Editor Apr. 28, 2024 6:00 am659d ago
During World War II women took on jobs that were held by men that went off to war. This group …
Gordie Felger Letters to the Editor Apr. 27, 2024 6:00 am660d ago
Iowa teachers get pay raises over the next two years. Starting minimum pay increases to $50,000 and raises to $62,000 …
Kamel Aossey
Letters to the Editor Apr. 25, 2024 9:06 am661d ago
It is timely and important that the clergy of various faiths take up this important issue of Christian nationalism. In …
Cindy Thompson-Adhikari
Letters to the Editor Apr. 25, 2024 6:00 am662d ago
As the menace of lab-grown meat looms on the horizon, the Legislature has rushed to blunt its potential ascent with …
John Carver
Letters to the Editor Apr. 24, 2024 6:00 am663d ago
Speed cameras have a place in local communities and should not be under the control of the state. One more …
Linda Quinn
Letters to the Editor Apr. 23, 2024 9:22 am663d ago
Do you have a plant out of place in your lawn? Those out-of-place pops of color in our yards have …
Barb Ferris
Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2024 6:00 am666d ago
After reading the guest column from Republican Sec. of State Paul Pate in The Gazette about “supporting sexual assault victims,” …
Margaret Bartlett
Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2024 6:00 am666d ago
Voters should think carefully before putting former president Donald Trump back in the White House. His statements reveal he’s an …
Steve Veysey
Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2024 6:00 am666d ago
The Iowa Environmental Council has submitted a Safe Drinking Water Act petition to the EPA. A cry for help for …
Linda Bendixen
Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2024 6:00 am666d ago
I attended Orchestra Iowa’s “Beethoven Lives Upstairs” on April 6. I was overwhelmed with the entire production! The Orchestra Iowa …
Steven Livingston
Letters to the Editor Apr. 21, 2024 5:00 am666d ago
This very minute, our Iowa Legislature is trying to sneak in a new tax on forest lands. Currently forest land …
Lori Morris
Letters to the Editor Apr. 18, 2024 6:00 am669d ago
I read with interest the April 7 column “The Battle for the School Library, by David Chung. In it, he …
Cheryl Machovec
Letters to the Editor Apr. 17, 2024 6:00 am670d ago
Thank you, Caitlin Clark, for playing basketball here in your home state of Iowa where the roots of girls’ basketball …
Carol deProsse
Letters to the Editor Apr. 16, 2024 6:00 am671d ago
With a bit less than 1,000 residents, Hill is a small Iowa city. I am saddened by the ICCSD’s vote …
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